The fate of the sequel of 2005's Sin City has been up in the air for quite some time. Director Robert Rodriguez has often said how much he wants to do a sequel to the film, which brought in over $150M worldwide. Frank Miller was up for a sequel as well, even though his stock has plummeted after the dismal showing The Spirit made this past Christmas.
In recent weeks there have been some stories leaking out that the rights to Sin City might have lapsed, and that the Weinstein Company might have lost them altogether. The Weinsteins/Dimension have been on record stating that they believe they still own the rights and intend to produce the sequel. However, it's now being reported that the rights to Sin City are being shopped around to producers by agents representing the Frank Miller estate. What the heck? He ain't dead! Although he might've offed himself after reading reviews of The Spirit....
Sin City has languished in development Hell for the last four years, even though Angelina Jolie has expressed interest in joining the project. It's not clear at this point how this affects Robert Rodriguez, who is very closely affiliated with both the project and the Weinsteins.
